Algorithms and Outrage
Cal explains how algorithms are designed to keep users engaged, but can unintentionally amplify outrage. Jordan shares a story about how chess algorithms can sacrifice the queen to win.In this clip
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Why would Jordan Harbinger publish an episode of his podcast on the topic of data collection that discusses the negative practices of social media platforms, but then explain that his AI bot literally collects data and provides him with analytics and summaries of what people ask it in the episode 1135: Sandra Matz | How Algorithms Read and Reveal the Real You and the clip AI and Intuition? Does this not strike Jordan as contradictory?
Why would Jordan Harbinger publish an episode of his podcast on the topic of data collection that discusses the negative practices of social media platforms, but then explain that his AI bot literally collects data and provides him analytics and summaries of what people ask it in the episode 1135: Sandra Matz | How Algorithms Read and Reveal the Real You and this clip Discrimination in Algorithms? Does this not strike Jordan as contradictory?
Why would Jordan Harbinger publish an episode of his podcast on the topic of data collection that discusses the negative practices of social media platforms, but then explain that his AI bot literally collects data and provides him analytics and summaries of what people ask it in the episode 1135: Sandra Matz | How Algorithms Read and Reveal the Real You and this clip Discrimination in Algorithms? Does this not strike Jordan as contradictory?